Shifting from Volume to Quality
First written in FY2016. 17 of 19 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 7 of 19 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「While consumers continued to favor saving in their daily lives amid higher prices, lower real wages and declining disposable income, high-value-added products such as energy-efficient drum-type washing machines and air conditioners remained firm, supported by the recovery trend in personal consumption and weather-related factors.」
The company continued to explain that, despite continued consumer frugality, high-value-added products such as energy-efficient drum-type washing machines and air conditioners remained firm. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「While inbound demand recovered and high-value-added products such as energy-efficient refrigerators and washing machines, time-saving appliances such as automatic cooking appliances, and beauty appliances remained firm, heating appliances and seasonal products were weak in the third quarter due to factors including the unusually warm winter.」
The company continued to emphasize products offering energy efficiency, high added value and time savings, while heating appliances and seasonal products remained weak due to the unusually warm winter. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「High-value-added refrigerators and washing machines designed with inbound demand and energy efficiency, water conservation and time efficiency in mind, as well as automatic cooking appliances, personal-care appliances, digital cameras and camcorders, performed well.」
The company continued to state its direction of prioritizing high-value-added and high-function products. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Seasonal products, particularly air conditioners, and high-priced energy-efficient refrigerators performed well amid the extreme heat that arrived with the earliest end to the rainy season on record in late June.」
The company continued to state its tendency to prioritize high-priced products with high energy efficiency. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「By product category, there was an increase in average selling prices from the shift toward energy-efficient, high-function, high-priced and larger products. However, most products fell below the previous year, including large consumer electronics such as televisions, washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners, cooking appliances, personal-care appliances, and household appliances such as air purifiers and humidifiers.」
The company continued to report the effect of higher average selling prices from energy-efficient, high-function, high-priced and larger products, while explaining that most products fell below the previous year. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「By product category, there was an increase in average selling prices from the shift toward energy-efficient, high-function, high-priced and larger products. However, most products fell below the previous year, including large consumer electronics such as televisions, washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners, cooking appliances, personal-care appliances, and household appliances such as air purifiers and humidifiers.」
The company continued to report the effect of higher average selling prices from energy-efficient, high-function, high-priced and larger products, while explaining that most products fell below the previous year. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Energy-efficient, high-function, high-priced and large-format products, cooking appliances, personal-care appliances, game consoles and game software also performed well.」
The company continued to emphasize demand for high-value-added products, including high-function, high-priced and large-format products. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Sales remained strong, led by higher-priced products such as 4K and OLED televisions in connection with replacement demand and the launch of new 4K and 8K satellite broadcasting. Refrigerator and washing-machine sales also remained strong, led by higher-priced products and supported by replacement demand.」
The company continued to emphasize a product mix weighted toward higher-priced products, including 4K and OLED televisions, refrigerators and washing machines, supported by replacement demand. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Higher-priced refrigerators and washing machines also performed well, supported by replacement demand.」
The company continued to emphasize higher-priced products against a backdrop of replacement demand. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Following the launch of the new 4K/8K satellite broadcast service on 1 December 2018, sales remained strong, led by higher-priced products such as 4K and organic EL televisions. Refrigerator and washing-machine sales also remained firm, supported by replacement demand.」
The company continued to emphasize higher-priced, high-performance products and replacement demand. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Sales remained strong, led by higher-priced products such as 4K and organic EL televisions. Refrigerator and washing-machine sales also remained firm, supported by replacement demand.」
The company continued to describe the shift from volume to quality through an emphasis on higher-priced, high-performance products. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Television sales remained firm as the mix of higher-priced products such as 4K and organic EL televisions increased. Refrigerator and washing-machine sales were also strong as replacement demand centered on high-performance, higher-priced products.」
The company continued to emphasize the mix of higher-priced, high-performance products and replacement demand. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Television sales remained firm as the sales mix shifted toward higher-priced products such as 4K and organic EL televisions.」
The increased mix of higher-priced products indicated progress toward emphasizing high-value, high-priced products rather than simply expanding volume. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We have continued to pursue various challenges to achieve sustainable growth and development by strengthening proposals that combine products and services.」
The company continued to describe its policy of shifting from standalone products to proposals combining products and services. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We have continued to pursue various challenges to achieve sustainable growth and development by strengthening proposals that combine products and services.」
The company continued to state its policy of shifting from product sales toward proposals combining products and services. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We have continued to pursue various challenges to achieve sustainable growth and development by strengthening proposals that combine products and services.」
The company continued to state its policy of shifting from product sales toward proposals combining products and services. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Initiatives including the development of our proprietary IoT business, advancement of various structural reforms, the shift from volume to quality, and stronger proposals that combine products with services.」
The company explicitly stated that it would focus not only on increasing sales volume but also on service proposals and profitability.